Lubricator.



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JLUBRIOATOR.-

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J.-BUCKLEY&'J. SHEER LUBRIGATOR.

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LUBRIGATOR. APPLICATION FILED K013. 1899.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BUOKLEY ANDJOHNSHERRY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGN ORS,:BYMESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO STERLING LUBRICATOR COMPANY, OF'ROOHESTER, NEW YORK, ACORPORATION OF NEW'YORK.

'LUBRIOATOR.

' Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907 Applicationlfiled. N vem r 3, 1899- Serial No.735.649.

To all whom. it. may concern.-

.Beit. known that We, JOHN BUGKLEY and.

JOHN. SHERRY, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and Stateof NewYork, have invented certain new vand iiseful Improvements inLubricators, of which the following is a specification.

Ourinvention relates. to. force-feed: lubricators, and-. has for itsobject the production of a-device which'is particularly simple inconstruction, is highly effective in use,Yand is capable of a maximumadjustment, even when in operation; and to this end it consists in the,combination, construction, and arrangement of. the componentparts of aforce-feed lubricator, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed outin the claims.

In describing this invention reference is had to the-accompanyingdrawings, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is. a face view of our improved force-feed lubricator. Figs. 2,3, and 4 are sectional views taken, respectively, on lines 2 2,33, and l4, Figs. 1 and3. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the detached actuatingmember for the pumps of our invention.

Fig.16 is a sectional view of. the actuating member, taken on line 66,Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a plan view of theshank of one of the clamps securedto said actuatingmember.

Our improved lubricator; preferably comprises in. its organization areservoir A, a

shaft B, one or more. pumps O, and means for connecting the shaft to thepumpor pumps.

The. reservoir'A is of any desirable form, size, and construction and isprovided with transverse chambers a a, a lateral extension a asupporting-face a one or more passages a, extending through the face aand communicatin with the internal chamber of the reservoir, a removabletop-wall a a removable screenc, and-an indicating-glass a. Said chambera extends through the upper parts of the opposite-walls of the reservoirA, beneath the top. wall of, forms a bearing for the shaft B,presentlyjdescribed, and braces and unites said upper parts of theopposite walls of the reservoir. The chamber a is arranged above thechamber a and beneath the topwall a in a plane substantially parallel.with the chamber (it, extends through the wall of one side, of thereservoir A, and is formed with a closed inner end. Said lateralextension a projects from the base of the reservoir. A and is. providedwith an internal chamber forming a lateral extension of the internalchamber of said reservoir. The

face a is. substantially flat and forms the upper face of the extensiona The passages a extend vertically through the face a and the topwall ofthe extension 0, and. communicate with the internal chamber of thereser-,voir. Said removable top wall a is of.any vsuitableform andconstruction and is generally provided with a dependinggroove a in, itsupper face and with passages 0 extending from the groove a through thelower face of said wall. The screen a is also of any desirable form andconstruction and is suitablysupported beneath the top wall .w. Theindicating-glass a is connected atits upper end to the internal chamber.of; the

reservoir and is connected at its lower end to a :valve having passagescommunicating,

respectively, with said glass and chamber and also having an additionalpassa e a for permitting the discharge of the iquid from the reservoirand the indicating-glass.

The shaft B is passed through the chamber a and generally projects.beyond both ends thereof. One end of said shaft is connected to suitableactuating means, here illustrated as consisting of a power-transmittingwheel I), a rocking lever b, and an actuating memher or pawl b engagedwith the periphery of the wheel?) and carried by the lever 11.

present invention, and hence it is unnecessary to fully illustrate anddescribe the same.

Said actuating means forms no part of our herein, it being understoodthat any suitable enlargementor shoulder 0 and .a lower ,por- .tion 0 ofless diameter than the shoulder 0 The internal chambers of the pumps aresubstantially cylindrical, extend longitudinal from their top faces intotheir reducedlower portions, .and receive the pistons 0 Said inlet-portsextend lengthwise of the pumps from the, lowerends of their internalchambers through the bottom faces of said lower portions 0 and are eachprovided with upper and lower seats and an enlargement directly abovethe lower seat. The outlet-ports are formed with upper and lower lateralextensions, and their intermediate portions extend longitudinally incorresponding side walls of the pumps C in planes substantially arallelwith the internal chambers thereo The lower lateral extensions of theports a open from the lower ends of said internal chambers above theupper seats of the ports a, and the upper lateral extensions of saidports 0 ex tend longitudinally through the enlargements or shoulders cand are each provided with a seat and an enlargement above said seat,which communicates with a suitable outlet-conduit, having a branchpassage 0 discharging into the groove a Said valves c preferably consistof balls normally engaged by gravity with the seats of the ports 0 c.The valves engaged with the upper seats of the ports 0 and the seats ofthe ports 0 are readily admitted and withdrawn through the internalchambers of the pumps and the enlargements of the ports 0, and access ispermitted to the valves engaged with the lower seats of the ports 0 byforming the portions 0 of the pumps C with detachable lower ends, havingupper faces thereof arranged substantially coincident with the top facesof the enlargements of the inletports directly above said lower seats.The enlargements or shoulders c are of any suitable size, projectlaterally froin the upper portions of the pumps C, and are detachablyfixed by any suitable securing means to the face a of the extension a.

From the foregoing description it will be noted that the pumps C areinterchangeable, communicate independently with the reservoir A, andthat each of said pumps, with its inlet and outlet ports, its valves,and its piston, may be removed from the face a and the correspondingpassage a and conduit 0 independently of the remaining pumps. This is afeature of great advantage, as the pumps are more or less liable toderangement or imperfect operation, and when capable of ready withdrawaland replacement a continued stoppage of the lubricator is avoided.Moreover, by forming the pumps separable from the reservoir Aconsiderable economy in the manufacture of our force-feed lubricator iseffected, as if said pumps were integral with the casing the Weight ofthe lubricator would be materially increased and all of the pumps wouldbe rendered useless in case one were spoiled either in machining thesame or in the operation of the lubricator.

The means for connecting the shaft B to the pumps C preferably consistsof an actuating member at and independently-movable connections betweenthe member (1 and the pistons of said pumps. The member (1 issubstantially T- shaped and, as clearly seen in Figs. 1, 2, and 5, itstransverse branch or top D, Fig. 2, is formed with a pivotal pin 61, aprojecting portion or member (1 and graduations d, and its lengthwisebranch D is suitably connected to the shaft B. Said pivotal pin (1 isjournaled in the chamber a of the reservoir A and is generally providedwith a shoulder d and a groove The shoulder d engages the adjacent faceof the reservoir, and the groove (Z receives a setscrew (1, passedthrough the wall of the chamber a The projecting portion or member dFigs. 2 and 5, extends substantially lengthwise of the transverse branchD of the member d, upon the front face thereof, and is formed with alengthwise passage or guide d opening through its top and bottom faces,and a second lengthwise passage or guide (i extending from its frontface to the passage or guide at. The to portion D of the member cl isformed witi a third passage or guide (1, extending from the rear side ofsaid passage or guide d Said graduations d are preferably formed uponthe top face of the member cl and facilitate the adjustment of theconnections between said member and the pump C. The means for connectingthe lengthwise branch D of the member (1 to the shaft B rocks the member(I as the shaft is revolved and usually consists of aneecentrically-arranged pin provided in the adjacent end of the shaft Band movable in a slot al extending lengthwise of the lower end of saidbranch beneath the pivotal pin cl.

The connections between the member (1 and the pistons of the pumps 0preferably consist of links (2, pivots d", and clamps (Z The links d arearranged in substantially vertical planes, with their upper ends movablein the passage or guide (1 and in front of the portion of the actuatingmember cl beneath the projection (Z The pivots (Z connect correspondingends of the links to the pistons c", and the clamps d connect theopposite ends of the links to the actuatin member d and permit theadjustment of sai opposite ends toward and away from the pivotal pin clduring the movement of said actuating member and the pump-pistons c.Said clamps (Z are here illustrated as each consisting of a' shank orspindle (1, arranged crosswise of the guides d (Z (Z and movablelengthwise thereof and having its intermediate portion provided withfixed shoulders (Z (Z and one extremity extended beyond the front faceof the projection (Z and provided with a movable shoulder or washer anda nut (Z The shoulders (Z engage the inner face of the front wall of theguide 01. The shoulders (Z are movable in the guide d The should ers d"engage the outer face of the front wall of the guide (1 and the nuts (Zfirmly clamp said shoulders d" in position freely'piveted ends' ef theshanks e The nuts 'd may be'readily' loosened, 1 even when thelubricator isin operation and by the same lengthwise of the transversebranch of Y the member d into *alinement with an predetermined radiationthedesired ametma of throw at t 6 links" a is ottainedgeven durmgtheoperationof the ump-pistons, whereupomsaid nuts may be fir-hilyclanaped' in-position;

The construction and operation of our improved leer-m terw i ll now bereadilycunden sewed," upon 1 refe'rence to 1 the I foregoing descriptiona-nd 'the 'accornpanying' drawings.

4 Having thus fully describedour 'rn'vntion, what weelaim as new,=-and=*desire tose'cure by? Letters Batent, -is" i Alubricator'-comprising=a reservoir,a

pltir-al'ity etpumps communicatin with the reservoir 'and provided-withpistons a shaftsupperted by the 'reservoir, a lever pivoted to thereservoir and actuated by the shaft,

means connecting the pistons tothe lever,

- and for the purpose described.

A lubricator comprising a reservoir, a plurality "of pumpscommunicating-with the reservoir and providedwith-pistons; a shaftjournals-d in the reservoir, an actuating member consisting of a rockingsubstantially T' shap'e'd lever pivoted to the reservoir-' and havingits lengthwise branch connected beneathits axis" to the'shaft,and-"means connee-ting the pistens to the transverse branch of theactu'atin'gmember, and meansfor varying the throwof the pistonsindependen-tly of each tther 7 during the operation of the lever,-sub'stantially as and for the purposeset forth. j

4. A lub ricator' comprising a reservoir provided' with" a transver'sechamber, a pump ccr'nrnunicating with the reservoir and provided' with apiston, an actuating member having a pivot a1 j ournaled in thetransverse chamber of the reservoir,- means for actuating said member, aand "means connecting the pistonto' the actuating-member for varying thethrow of the piston'while' in operation subst aritially as and for the"pu'rp o'se 5. lubricator comprising a reservoir provided with a j pairof substantially parallel chambers, one' connecting opposite wa'lls ofthe reservoir and opening through said walls and the other openingthrough one of* said walls and formed with aclosed innerendfa pumpcommunicating with the reservoirand provided with a piston, a rockingactuating member havinga pivotal pin journaled in the chamber having"the closed innerend, ashaft journaled in the other chamber andconnectedto the actuating member, and means connecting the pistonto theactuating memher for varying the throw of the piston While in operation,substantially as and for the purpose described. 1 T

6. A lubricator comprising a reservoirp'rovi ded with a pair ofsubstantially parallel chambers, one connecting oppositewalls of thereservoir-and opening through said walls and the other openingthrough'one- -ofsaid="walls andformed with aclosed inner end, ap1urality of pumps communicatingwith the-reservoirand-providedwithpistons, anactuatin'g member consisting of a rockingsubstantially T-shaped lever having a pivotal pin journaled-in thechamber having the closedinner end, a shaft journaled in theother-chamber and connected to the lengthwise-branch D of the actuatingmember" beneaththe pivotal pin, and means connecting the pistons to thetransverse branch D of the. actuating member-for independently varyingthe thrown'of the pistons while in operation, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

7. A lubrica'tor comprising a reservoir, a pump communicating with thereservoir and provided with apiston, a shaft, an actuating member havinga horizontally-disposed pivot, and aguide arranged in advance of one endof the latter andextending upon'cpposite'sides thereof, and alinkconnectedto the piston at its lower end and movableat its upper end insaid guide, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. A 'lubricator comprising a reservoir, a plurality of pumpscommunicatingwith the reservoir, each provided with a piston, a shaft,an actuating member having a hori zontallydisposed pivot, and a guidearranged in advance of one end'of the'latter and extending upon oppositesides thereof,

and a plurality of links-having their'upper ends movable in theguide'and their-lower ends connected respectively to the pistons,substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. A lubricatorcomprising a reservoir, a pump communicating with thereservoir and providedwith a piston, a shaft,-='an actuating' memberhaving a horizontally-disposed pivot and a guide arranged in advance ofone end of the latter and extending upon'opl posite sides thereof, otherguides arranged in advanceand at the rear of thefirst guide andextending on opposite sides of said pivot, a link connected at its lowerend to said piston and having its upper end movable in the first guide,and a pivot-pin for the link movable in the second-named guides,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. A lubricator comprising a reservoir, a pump communicating with thereservoir and provided with a piston, an actuating memer having aportion thereof formed with a plurality of lengthwise guides d d d", oned being extended tlnough the top and bottom faces of said portion of theactuating member, a second d being extended from the outer face of saidportion to the contiguous side of the first guide, and a third d beingextended inwardly from the opposite side of said first guide, a linkconnected to the piston and movable in the fnst guide, and a clampextending crosswise of the guides d cl (1 and adjustable lengthwisethereof, said clamp being normally fixed to the actuating member andpivoted to the link for connecting said actuating member and the link,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

11. A lubricator comprising a reservoir provided with a transversechamber, a pump communicating with the reservoir and provided with apiston, an actuating member having one side provided with a pivotal pinj ournaled in the chamber of the reservoir and its opposite sideprovided with a projection formed with a lengthwise guide, a linkconnected to the piston, and a clamp adjustable lengthwise of the guidefor connecting the actuating member to the link, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

12. A lubricator comprising a reservoir provided with a pair ofsubstantially parallel chambers, one connecting opposite walls of thereservoir and opening through said walls and the other opening throughone of said walls and formed with a closed inner end, a plurality ofpumps communicating with the reservoir and provided with pistons, anactuating member consisting of a rocking substantially T-shaped leverhaving one side provided with a pivotal pin journaled in the chamberhaving the closed inner end, and its opposite side provided with aprojection formed with a lengthwise guide, a shaft ournaledin the otherchamber and connected to the lengthwise branch of the actuating memberbeneath the pivotal pin, links, and clamps movable lengthwise of theguide for pivotally connecting the actuating member to the links,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

13. A lubricator comprisin a reservoir, and a pump provided with inletand outlet ports and valves for controlling the passage of the oilthrough the ports, said pump having its portion provided with theinletport extended into the internal chamber of the the pump to thereservoir, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

14. A lubricator comprising a shell forming a reservoir, said shellhaving a bottom extension or offset provided with a top having anopening leading to the reservoir-chamber, and a pump having a body(portion supported upon said top and depen ing through said openin intothe reservoir-chamber, valve-centre led inlet and outlet ports in saidbody, a piston, and means for actuating the latter, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

15. A lubricator comprising a shell forming a reservoir, said shellhaving a bottom extension or offset provided with a top having an oening leading to the reservoir-chamber, an a pump having a body ortionsupported upon said top and depending through said opening into thereservoir-chamber, means for detachably securing the body portion tosaid top, a piston and means for actuating the latter, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

16. A lubricator comprising a reservoir having a lateral extensionformed with an internal chamber communicating with the internal chamberof the reservoir, said exten sion being provided with a supporting-faceand a passage extending from said face into the internal chamber of thelateral extension, and a pump provided with valves and inlet and outletports, said pump having a shoulder engaged with the supporting-face andhaving the portion thereof rovided with the inlet-port extended throu g1 the passage into the internal chamber of the lateral extension, andmeans for securing the pump to the lateral extension substantially asand for the purpose specified.

17. A lubricator comprising a reservoir having a lateral extensionformed with an internal chamber communicating with the in.- ternalchamber of the reservoir, said extension being provided with asupporting-face and a plurality of passages extending from said faceinto the internal chamber of the lat eral extension, a plurality ofpumps provided with pistons, valves and inlet and outlet ports, saidpumps having shoulders removably fixed to the supporting-face and havingthe portions thereof provided with the inletports extended through thepassages into the internal chamber of the lateral extension, means foractuating the pistons, and means connected to the istons and the formermeans for indepen ently varying the throw reservoir, and means for adjustably securing eral extension resting upon said top, a pistontion withthe latter, and a part extending chamber in the body portion, avalve-consigned our names, in the presence of two at-' [o trolledinlet-port, and an outlet-port having testing Witnesses, at Rochester,in the county a portion extendingthrough said body paralof Monroe, inthe State of New York, this 5th lel to the piston-chamber and incommunioaday of October, 1899.

JOHN BUOKLEY.

through the lateral extension of the body, JOHN SHERRY. substantially asand for the purpose de- Witnesses: scribed. I HAMPDEN HYDE,

In testimony whereof we have hereunto K. H. THEOBALD.

